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Bennett's Wallaby
AdvancedSmall kangaroo family member from Australia. Bennett's wallaby is most common as pets. Tame individuals bond with owners but need vast space.
Difficulty
Advanced
Temperature
18〜26℃
Lifespan
12-15 years
Size
60-90cm / 14-19kg
Humidity
40〜60%
Diet
Hay, grasses, leaves, vegetables, macropod pellets
About
Wallabies are medium-to-small marsupials of the family Macropodidae, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, encompassing several dozen species smaller than kangaroos. The Bennett's (red-necked) wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) is the species most commonly encountered in exotic pet keeping. Adults measure 70–90 cm in body length with a similarly long tail, and weigh 15–30 kg. Like all macropods, wallabies have powerful hindlimbs adapted for hopping locomotion and females carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Their considerable size and natural need for expansive movement make them inappropriate for typical household environments; a large secure outdoor enclosure of at minimum several dozen square meters is required. Diet is primarily herbivorous: quality grass hay forms the dietary base, supplemented with marsupial-specific pellets and fresh leafy vegetables. Optimal temperature is 10–25 °C. Common health concerns include metabolic bone disease, lumpy jaw (actinobacillosis), and dermatological conditions. Very few veterinarians have expertise in macropod medicine. Captive lifespan is 12–15 years.
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Basic Info
Origin
Australia and Papua New Guinea
Lifespan
12-15 years
Size
60-90cm / 14-19kg
Temperature
18〜26℃
Humidity
40〜60%
Diet
Hay, grasses, leaves, vegetables, macropod pellets
Care Specifications
PeacefulGroupBreeding: Hard
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